looking for a LARGE playpen - any ideas?

advice much appreciated! have a very active one year old and am shortly about to move house. living area very open plan but has steps down into kitchen (and the stair 'space' far too wide for a stairgate. the living room space is pretty big, so i'm basically looking for a playpen that ds can really roam around while i'm in the kitchen etc. it doesn't need to have a base or anything, it just needs to contain him within the space and stop him falling down the steps etc! any ideas? i searched some old threads and some people had mentioned a large one by a company called bambino, but i can't find this online anywhere.

so sorry for delay in reply, been coping with suddenly ill mother, so all been a bit hectic.

this is all really useful, I'll certainly check out suggestions. Really kind of you to offer shhh, if things weren't suddenly so hectic i'd take you up on it but think is best if i leave for now. thanks so much anyway...x

Agree with others - a Babydan BabyDen configured as a room divider would probably be your best bet. It also can be folded away against the wall when not in use and is really flexible. I'd try and get one secondhand as you'll probably only need it for a year or so if that, unless you have more children.

I'd avoid traditional playpens as they are less flexible for what you are looking for and the room divider will give him much more space to move around - crucial as time goes on and he might not like being confined even to a large play pen.